2023 Fedora Virtual Showcase

[Arran Griffith]

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are enjoying the first official week of summer so far! The weather has finally made the change here in Eastern Canada and I am trying to soak up as much sunshine and fresh air as possible, so for the foreseeable future you will likely find me outside if you’re joining me for a zoom meeting 😉

 

Today I wanted to share some exciting news! We are officially announcing the 2023 Virtual Fedora Showcase. As a way to bring the community back together in one (virtual) space we are hosting a 2-3 day online event to give our users a chance to share their work, discuss their implementations, collaborate, and reconnect with one another. This event will be free to all participants and we hope you’ll use this opportunity to bring friends and colleagues along to learn more about us, the software and our community. Registration details will follow in the weeks to come so keep your eyes open for info on that.

 

Details 

When: Sept 12-14, 2023 

·         2-3 ½ day sessions (depending on level of interest and quantity of proposals) 

·         Times will attempt to be as inclusive as possible for global users 

What to Expect: 

·         Presentations from colleagues and peers on work they have been doing at their institutions 

·         Program Updates from Fedora and our sister communities 

·         Organization Home Updates 

·         Engagement Activities 

·         Local user-group (virtual) meet-and-greets 

 

STARTING NOW – Submit your presentation proposal using the following form: https://forms.office.com/r/uZtWZVTeXz

Proposals will be accepted until July 31, 2023.

Presentation ideas can include, but are not limited to the following suggestions:

• Interesting or unique Fedora implementations
• How your institution handled recent upgrades or tweaks within your system to solve a problem
• The good, the bad and the ugly – sharing work that didn’t go so well and what you learned from it
• Migration stories (Doesn’t have to be Fedora 6 migration stories!)
• Upcoming work and how you are preparing for it
• Cool new collections you are working on
• General Fedora updates from your institution

 

So get your thinking caps on and mark your calendars! We will have a great event in store for you and are looking forward to seeing everyone all together again!

 

 

Cheers,

Arran

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Arran Griffith

Program Manager, Fedora Program

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